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ASEAN green bond issuance reaches US$7.8bn: Climate Bond Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Asia almost doubled to reach US$7.8 billion in 2019, according to research from the Climate Bonds Initiative. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative Climate Bonds Initiative, supported by HSBC, launched the ASEAN Green Finance State of the Market ...

Questions raised over governance implications of share buyback schemes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... and why they're being done," Berrutti said. "We're very conscious of executive incentives. Buybacks shouldn't be done if a CEO has an earnings per share KPI because it is achieving a goal without creating long-term value. For those that do, we would ...

Coronavirus forcing companies to virtual AGMs, full proxy voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... towards hybrid virtual AGMs and relying on proxy voting in place of live voting in person. Megan Motto, Governance Institute CEO Santos will have a virtual AGM, with their meeting going ahead today. Santos cancelled its live AGM, which would have been ...

Fundamental portfolio managers analyse ESG performance of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... fund is performing strongly, with several fundamental construction factors playing into the performance, said Lucy Steed, CEO of Melior. "Energy has had a significant decline; we own no energy," she said. "In terms of financials, based on the Royal Commission ...

Majority expect savings, super to be ethically invested: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... fashion, according to new research commissioned by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Simon O'Connor, CEO RIAA According to the report From Values to Riches 2020, 80% of those surveyed cited environmental issues are of greatest ...

Thinking about the future of work in the time of coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... there is a massive workplace deployment and shift from the institutions of offices to home-based interactions. Lisa Annese, CEO, Diversity Council Australia It will be an undefined long period before corporate, investment, government and community leaders ...

Forum360 highlights case for virtual shopping for fund managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... interaction. "We don't think of ourselves of doing webinars - we do group virtual meetings," Hirst, who is co-founder and CEO, said. "This includes a call to action, a call to stakeholders to invest. We are not in the biz of giving people advice, nor ...

KPMG Australia acquires Action Sustainability Asia Pacific

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... builds on KPMG's acquisition of leading human rights consultancy Banarra four years ago," said Gary Wingrove, KPMG Australia CEO. Action Sustainability Asia Pacific's staff, including Co-founder and Managing Director Mark Lyster, is joining KPMG, said ...

Calix outlines case for carbon capture and storage in cement and lime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... storage (CCUS) will have to be part of the technology solution, according to Australian technology company Calix. Phil Hodgson, CEO, Calix Phil Hodgson, CEO of the ASX-listed company, recently presented at the Industrial Carbon Capture Conference 2020 ...

Singapore-based Vena Energy issues US$325 million green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... positive contributions that we have made to the environment and host communities in the Asia-Pacific region," said Nitin Apte, CEO of Vena Energy. "We are proud of the positive reception from global investors experienced during our roadshows across Asia ...